Chapter 641 I am Ogata! Never read this kind of Shiqing reading! 【6000】
After leaving the All-Arms Hall, Ogata went back to the hotel where he and A-Machi were staying. As Ogata expected, the two of them were nowhere to be seen in the hotel.
Naturally, Ogata had no clue as to where the two of them were going now and when they would come back.
How should we spend this time alone without Atachi and the others?
Staying in a hotel and staring at the ceiling in a daze is something I will never do.
After much thought, I couldn't think of a place I really wanted to go to right now, so I walked out of the hotel in a big way.
Just go outside and take a walk.
He bought a few bunches of glutinous rice dumplings from a tea house near the hotel and ate them for lunch. He walked aimlessly on the streets of Osaka while leisurely nibbling the glutinous rice dumplings in his hands.
In Ogata's impression, since he left Edo last autumn, he had not walked alone in a bustling metropolis like this for a long time.
The long-lost "walk alone" gave Ogata a special sense of freshness in his heart, and his steps could not help but become a little brisker.
Ogata's walk has no destination. He can go wherever he wants.
Unknowingly, we entered a commercial street.
Osaka truly deserves to be the ‘commercial capital’ and the ‘largest economic city in the country’…
Ogata couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The density of commercial streets in Osaka is far better than that of Kyoto and slightly better than that of Edo. No matter where you go, you will encounter commercial streets and vendors who are constantly shouting.
Ogata had just finished eating all the glutinous rice dumplings in his hand. He crossed his hands and put them into his wide haori sleeves. He walked slowly in the center of this commercial street and carefully looked at the people on this street.
Every shop.
This is a comprehensive commercial street with a variety of shops on both sides of the street, selling everything.
Porcelain, clothes, groceries, tatami...
Perhaps because this place is in the western suburbs of Osaka, the flow of people is not very large.
Just when Ogata reached almost the center of this commercial street, his feet suddenly stopped.
He looked at the shop on his left with bright eyes.
To his left is a rather impressive bookstore.
Bookstore...
Reading is one of Ogata's major hobbies.
I recall that at the beginning, he was reading in his study room. Because he was tired from reading, he squinted his eyes and fell asleep for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Ogata Yoshi.
Since arriving in the Edo period, I rarely read anymore because I don't have time, and the books of this era are basically not to Ogata's taste.
Because he loved reading, one of Ogata's favorite places in his previous life was the bookstore.
I am idle now, and it is rare to come across a store that interests me, so Ogata took a big step into this bookstore without thinking too much.
As soon as I entered the bookstore, the strong smell of ink and paper hit my face.
Like a cat that smelled something fishy, a dai (the merchant's clerk) hurried towards Ogata.
"Sir, what do you need?" The young man bowed to Ogata politely and asked.
"I just came here to see if there are any interesting books." Ogata said.
"In that case, please excuse me, sir." Teshiro maintained his bowing posture, stood aside, and made a "please" gesture to Ogata.
This magnificent bookstore has a large and dazzling collection of books.
But after Ogata took a cursory look, a hint of disappointment slowly emerged in his eyes. The books in this bookstore were just as he expected, and they were basically books that he was not very interested in.
Basically they are some history books, some Han classics, and some Chinese novels.
For example, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin were unquestionable best-sellers in the Edo period, and they remained on the best-seller list and never fell off.
Ogata moved inch by inch, scanning every book on the bookshelf bit by bit, looking for books that interested him.
Unknowingly, I had walked to the counter.
Behind the counter, an old man with thinning hair sat.
The old man was looking at a book in his hand with great interest. On the cover of the book in his hand, there were 4 Chinese characters "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" neatly arranged.
At this time, the old man found Ogata standing not far from him, looking for books.
"...My lord." The old man grinned, "What book do you want?"
"Ah, I'm just casually reading." Ogata said, "I'm just looking to see if there are any books I'm interested in."
"What a book you are interested in..." A meaningful smile appeared on the old man's face, "Then I wonder if you are not interested in this kind of book?"
After saying that, the old man reached under the counter and pulled out a book with a yellow cover.
Looking at the yellow-covered book in the old man's hand, Ogata couldn't help but stare, and exclaimed in a low voice: "Yellow paper?"
"That's right." The old man nodded with a kind face, "It's the yellow form paper."
Yellow paper is a book that can make countless men of this era smile "knowingly" after hearing it.
To put it simply, they are erotic literary works with illustrations from the Edo period. Because the covers are basically yellow, they are called "yellow paper".
Seeing the old man showing Ogata the yellow paper in his hand so carelessly, Ogata couldn't help but subconsciously check his surroundings.
After confirming that there was no one else around, Ogata lowered his voice and asked the old man:
"Boss, how dare you sell this kind of thing? I remember wasn't this kind of thing banned a long time ago?"
Since Matsudaira Sadanobu came to power, in order to reverse the decadent trend of advocating consumption and pleasure in society, and to make the declining samurai class more samurai-like, Matsudaira Sadanobu issued a series of rectification measures.
For example, mixed bathing between men and women is prohibited.
Another example is banning the sale of pornographic publications such as pornographic forms.
If there are merchants selling these things, they will be severely punished.
Before Matsudaira Sadanobu issued this ban, this kind of reading material could be sold openly on the bookshelf, and it was extremely popular.
In Ogata's eyes, the old man holding the yellow form high was like holding a bomb.
"Sir, judging from your accent, you are not a native of Osaka, right? You don't know much about Osaka!"
"In Osaka, this is the most important thing."
The old man made a money gesture towards Ogata.
"In the face of this, whether it's the general or the emperor, everyone has to step aside."
"As long as you have this, you will have a way. If you have a way, you can do anything."
"Don't worry, if I was worried about being caught for this, I wouldn't show this to you."
After finishing speaking, the old man stuffed the yellow form paper in his hand into Ogata's arms.
"Take it and have a look. If you are interested, I will sell it to you at a cheaper price."
A person who had just been reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a serious manner suddenly took out a book of yellow paper and stuffed it in. For some reason, Ogata felt an indescribable and strange feeling.
He lowered his head and looked at the yellow form in his arms.
Ogata's brain loudly said to Ogata: No! What's so good about this kind of thing that corrupts people's will!
Obviously my brain has already said this.
But something weird happened!
Ogata found that he couldn't control his fingers.
His fingers turned over the yellow form paper in his hand uncontrollably.
After the yellow form paper was opened, he was surprised to find that not only his fingers were out of control, but his eyes were also out of control.
My eyes can't help but read the lines in this book.
I have never read this type of book since I traveled to the Edo period. Just take a look. Ogata felt that his fingers and eyes seemed to be saying this to him.
Ogata's reading speed is already very fast, and he can accurately remember the contents of books at a glance.
Yellow form paper is generally very thin, and the thickest is no thicker than a finger.
After a while, only two-thirds of the yellow paper in Ogata's hand was left.
In terms of content, the content of this yellow paper is very simple. It just talks about the detailed process of acquaintance, love and connection between a ronin and the daughter of a certain dojo master.
There are several illustrations in this book, but Ogata has never appreciated the art style of the Edo period, so for Ogata, these illustrations are worse than not having them at all, and they will "calm down" after reading them.
This is Ogata's first contact with literary works from the Edo period. He obviously only intended to take a casual look at them and try something new, but gradually... his whole body and mind became uncontrollably immersed in the plot of this book.
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at this time
"Mr. Sheng, long time no see."
"Oh! It's you! It's been so long!"
"I'm here to give my mother something she forgot. Is my mother here?"
"Oh! Here, there! Your mother is chatting with my wife upstairs!"
A very familiar female voice came into Ogata's ears.
This sudden female voice brought Ogata's mind back to reality from the plot in the book.
Ogata, who had a startled expression, slowly turned his neck and followed the female voice that hit his ears just now. A beautiful goose-yellow color appeared in Ogata's eyes...
Isshikika, who was chatting with the old man sitting behind the counter, noticed that someone seemed to be looking at her.
So she turned her face following the gaze she felt on her body.
Her eyes and Ogata's eyes collided in mid-air.
Isshikihua was stunned on the spot.
She looked at Ogata blankly.
Then... she slowly moved her gaze to look at the yellow form paper in Ogata's hand...
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at this moment
Koyacho
"Is this Koya Town..." Yamauchi, the newcomer whom Hasegawa has been training recently, is opening his eyes wide and scanning the surroundings with curiosity, "There are indeed many monks..."
"If Osaka is an 'economic city' that serves the economy..." Walking in front of the mountain, Hasegawa, who and his subordinates were all dressed in casual clothes, smiled and said, "Then Koya Town should be dedicated to the monks of Koyasan.
A 'religious city' where people serve."
Although Mount Koya is called a "mountain", it is not an isolated mountain.
Mount Koya is a vast group of mountains.
More than 120 temples, including Kongo Temple, are scattered among the stacked mountains.
Koya Town is a town located in these mountains.
After leaving Kyoto, Hasegawa led his troops and rushed non-stop to Mount Koya, and finally successfully arrived in Koya Town today.
Koya Town is considered a transit point for outsiders to enter Koyasan.
Hasegawa planned to rest in Koya Town for half a day, and then set off into the mountains in the morning to go to Sengenji Temple where a large number of Buddhist supplies had been reported stolen.
Hasegawa was quite unfamiliar with Koya Town. It was also his first time to come to Koya Town. Before, he had only heard that Koya Town was a castle town with a strong Buddhist atmosphere.
Now I can see it with my own eyes.
After leading his men into Koya Town, Hasegawa discovered that monks from Mount Koya with shaved heads could be seen everywhere.
Mount Koya is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, which has very strict precepts.
The strictness of the precepts makes the monks of the Shingon sect very similar to the Chinese monks. They both shave their heads and do not touch meat.
Koya Town is not only a transit point for outsiders to enter Koyasan, but also the first channel for Koyasan monks to contact the outside world.
Monks also need to eat, drink and have sex. The monks in Koyasan basically come to Koya Town to buy their food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call Koya Town "the town specifically responsible for providing services to the monks of Mount Koya."
Most of the residents living in Koya Town also make a living by earning money from the monks of Mount Koya.
Because it is close to Mount Koya, the air in Koya Town is also filled with a very strong Buddhist atmosphere.
As soon as he entered Koya Town, Hasegawa smelled the faint smell of burning incense in the air.
Hasegawa had heard before that almost everyone in Koya Town believed in Buddhism, but Hasegawa didn't know whether it was true or not.
"Hasegawa-sama." Yamauchi, who was also visiting Koya Town for the first time, continued to look at everything around him and asked Hasegawa, "Should we go and say hello to the mayor of Koya Town first?"
Hasegawa came to Koya Town this time. Because the incident happened unexpectedly, he did not take the lead to say hello to the chief minister of Koya Town. The chief minister of Koya Town probably didn't know that the famous "Onhira" had come to their town.
"...There's no rush." Hasegawa said, "Let's say hello to the town official and then go after lunch."
Hasegawa smiled bitterly and touched his belly.
"I haven't had anything hot since I left Kyoto and rushed here, but I'm so hungry."
Hasegawa's subordinates all had empty stomachs now. When Hasegawa said that they should go to eat first, everyone immediately voted unanimously in favor of filling their stomachs first.
Koya Town is a small town.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. After a while, Hasegawa found a restaurant where a strong fragrance was constantly wafting out.
Hasegawa was about to lead people in when he saw a young monk coming out of the restaurant and bumped into Hasegawa.
"Ah, sorry, sorry." Hasegawa took the lead in apologizing to the young monk.
"I am the one who should apologize." The young monk also apologized to Hasegawa very politely.
The two apologized to each other, and the atmosphere was not harmonious.
But at this moment, the young monk who had just been politely apologizing to Hasegawa suddenly opened his eyes:
"You...are Master Hasegawa?"
Before Hasegawa could say anything, the young monk frowned and continued:
"Hasegawa-sama, I never expected to meet you here, and how lucky I am to meet you again here."
"May I dare to ask you, young monk, how the case of Nara Honjoji Temple has been solved? Have you found the whereabouts of the Buddhist enemy who stole the treasure of our Honjoji Temple?"
Upon hearing this young monk's words, Hasegawa's expression suddenly changed: "Are you... a monk from Honjoji Temple?"
"Exactly. The young monk's Buddhist name is Fa Ru."
"When you rushed to the Honxiang Temple that was burned to ashes to collect clues, the young monk was also there. It's just that you were focused on collecting clues at the time, so you didn't pay attention to the young monk."
"After the destruction of Honjoji Temple, he moved to Mount Koya to continue his practice."
Facing this young monk who called himself Faru, Hasegawa forced out a stiff smile.
"This... Honxiang Temple case... we have been actively pursuing it."
"But there are too few clues, so our tracing work is also very difficult."
Hasegawa chattered.
Although he talked a lot, a brief summary of the central idea of what he said is that we have been solving the case very seriously, but due to various reasons, until now we have not been able to bring to justice the enemies of the Buddha who burned the temple and stole the treasure.
catch.
"Lord Hasegawa, I can understand that as the commander of the Huo Fu Thief Kai, you have to deal with many things and are extremely busy every day."
"But I still hope that you can arrest and bring to justice the enemies of the Buddha who burned down my Benxiang Temple and stole the treasures of my Benxiang Temple as soon as possible."
"I really won't be willing to not see this kind of villain brought to justice with my own eyes."
"If you can't catch him, please be sure to find our temple's most precious treasure, Tou Enma, which was stolen."
"This sword was once one of Taikaku Hideyoshi's swords. This sword has a history of more than 200 years. Even though it is a sword that can cut iron like clay, it is also a precious cultural relic. It must not fall into the hands of thieves under any circumstances."
Fanru chattered.
He talked a lot, but the message conveyed was only one thing: hurry up and bring the thief who burned the temple and stole the treasure to justice.
In a sonorous and forceful tone, Hasegawa assured Faru that one day he would capture the enemy of the Buddha and give an explanation to the monks at Honjoji Temple.
After arguing with this Faru for a while, Hasegawa finally sent this Faru away.
"There are actually monks from Honjoji Temple here..." Hasegawa scratched his hair and sighed helplessly, then turned to the subordinates behind him and said, "Okay, let's go in and eat."
This is a hotel with private rooms.
Hasegawa opened a private room large enough to accommodate him and his subordinates, a total of 24 people, for dining in it.
After ordering the food and sitting in the private room waiting for the food to be served, Yamauchi quietly asked Hasegawa:
"Hasegawa-sama, Honjoji Temple...is the temple in Nara that was burned down and had treasures stolen three years ago, right?"
Hasegawa nodded: "Yes, that's the one. You were not a member of the Huo Fu Thieves Reform at that time, so you probably have no impression of this case."
"On the day Benxiang Temple was attacked by the enemies of the Buddha, not only was the entire temple burned to the ground, but the precious sword Yan Mo stored in the temple was stolen, and 13 monks headed by the abbot Liann were also killed by the enemies of the Buddha."
"After Honjoji Temple was destroyed, the surviving monks built a temple in the eastern suburbs of Nara."
“I really didn’t expect to meet the monks from Honjoji Temple in Koyasan… I really didn’t want to meet the monks from Honjoji Temple…”
"If we let them know that we actually have no clue about this case of 'The Destruction of Honxiang Temple', then their saliva will drown us..."
"That Faru just said that the En Demon Sword was the sword of Taikaku Hideyoshi with a history of more than 200 years. Is this true?"
"Who knows." Hasegawa shrugged, "A big man like Hideyoshi Hideyoshi owns countless precious swords. Who knows whether that sword is really Hideyoshi's sword."
"All in all, we don't have the spare capacity to take care of the Honxiang Temple case at the moment. We will put this case on hold for now and postpone it until we have more clues about the Buddha's enemy before we deal with this case."
"Now let's focus on the current case of theft of Buddhist supplies from Xianyuan Temple."
While they were talking, the pile of dishes Hasegawa ordered were brought out one after another.
Hasegawa and others, who were already hungry, immediately started to feast.
The food in this restaurant was already cooked well, and since his stomach was already empty, Hasegawa's meal became even more delicious.
After eating three large bowls of rice in one go, Hasegawa let out a big burp with satisfaction.
After burping, Hasegawa yawned loudly.
I really have to accept my old age... When I was young, I could feel full of energy even if I didn't sleep for 1 or 2 days. But now I feel sleepy every time I finish a meal...
After Hasegawa rubbed his eyes vigorously, he was surprised to find that all the subordinates in front of him now looked very sleepy.
Immediately afterwards...a stronger sense of sleepiness hit Hasegawa's brain.
Hasegawa's pupils shrank suddenly.
Could it be that?!
A terrible thought popped into Hasegawa's mind.
He subconsciously grabbed the saber at his side.
However, his fingers even touched the handle of the saber, and the sleepiness that hit Hasegawa's brain instantly became several times stronger.
Although he has tried hard to open his eyes and prevent his eyelids from closing, his control over his eyelids is still getting weaker and weaker...
The strength also drained from Hasegawa's body at an alarming speed. Hasegawa now no longer even had the strength to speak.
The moment before his eyelids closed and he completely lost consciousness, Hasegawa saw his subordinates staggering and collapsing to the ground...
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After Hasegawa and others all fainted, nearly 10 young men dressed in black opened the door and entered Hasegawa and others' private room.
"These medicines obtained from the West are really powerful. After the effects of the medicine took effect, I immediately lost the strength to speak."
"Stop gossiping and transport them all to Sengenji Temple quickly. Remember to be gentle when moving Onipei. He is a distinguished guest named by Toyotomi-sama to meet in person."
"yes!"
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I recommend a documentary to everyone. Search "New Japanese Customs of Koyasan" on Station B. This documentary introduces Koyacho and Koyasan in detail. Those who are interested can go and watch it. In modern times, there are still monks in Koyacho who serve as Koyasan.
An old shop that has served for hundreds of years.